We set this tank up in our Saltwater department in the Summer of 2008. It features a bank of overdriven 48-inch T5 HO's. We've been very happy with the growth rates and coloration on the corals in this aquarium. The main struggle has been in maintaining the vigorous water flow for the corals without blowing the fine sugar sand around. This has been largely resolved, but has encouraged us to reconsider the use of fine sand like this in a 27-inch deep 48-inch long tank full of water flow loving SPS. All but one of the SPS corals were placed in the tank as small frags, and have grown from there.
Equipment & Maintenance
Tank - Marineland Deep Dimension 200g starphire front with dual overflows (48"x36"x27")
Sump
Sealife systems Berlin Reef Sump -- 300 -- (42"x16"x18")
Two 7" 200 micron filter socks -- changed weekly
Eheim 1262 Return pump -- Energy efficient
Fluval E-heater 300w
Reef Dynamics XRC 180 Protein Skimmer
Korallin 1502 Calcium reactor
10 lb CO2 Tank
Aquatic Life Regulator
Water Movement
1 - EcoTech MP40w
2 - Tunze 6085
Lighting
8 T5s -- overdriven with Sunlight Supply reflectors
2 - ATI Aquablue special
3 - ATI Blue Plus
1 - UV lighting Aqua Sun
2 - Korallen-Zucht Fiji purple
2 - 660 Ballast
Salt - Seachem Salinity and/or Tropic Marin
Kept at 1.025-1.026
Feeding
Reef Nutrition PhytoFeast concentrate, Oysterfeast and Rotifeast -- several times a week.
Arctipods, Mysis shrimp soaked in Zoe, Zoecon and Garlic guard daily
Ocean Nutrition Formula 1 and Formula 2 pellets daily
Inhabitants
Added by jimsflies:
Special thanks to
@BeakerBob
for taking the awesome photos for this Tank of the Month.
Preuss Pets 200g Deep Dimension SPS Tank
Reply With Quote
